[KarlInOhio]

Probably faulty grounding on the irrigator.

I can't quite figure this out: Male and female corn rows are planted, and the tassels of the male corn are removed by hand.

All the corn I've planted has had both (male) tassels and (female) silk. There haven't been separate male and female plants like some other species have. But then I've only done backyard gardening and not farming.

[tcrlaf]

They turn them IN to Male/Female by removing the tassels from some before they bloom.

[SampleMan]

All the corn I've planted has had both (male) tassels and (female) silk. There haven't been separate male and female plants like some other species have. But then I've only done backyard gardening and not farming.

They plant two types of corn in alternating rows. They then remove the tassel (male) organ from one of the rows, ensuring cross pollenation on the female silks of the other rows. Only every other row is then useful as seed, as the other row self-polenates. I'm not sure how they ensure seperation later.